Kolkata, Oct 30 (NationPress) In a troubling incident from Birbhum district, another individual has reportedly taken his own life, allegedly due to anxiety linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI). This comes after a prior case in Panihati, North 24 Parganas district.

According to local authorities, a 95-year-old man tragically ended his life in the Illambazar area of Birbhum district on Thursday, out of fear that his name might be removed from the voters’ list during the revision.

Birbhum Superintendent of Police Amandeep stated, “We have received information about an elderly individual from West Midnapore district who has committed suicide in Illambazar. His name was Kshitish Majumdar. He was visiting relatives in the area when he took this drastic step. The suicide appears to be connected to the fear of the SIR process, yet no formal complaint has been lodged by the family at this time.”

Police reports indicate that the body of the nonagenarian was discovered hanging from a structure in Subhashpalli School Bagan, Illambazar on Thursday morning. Originally from Kora Para village under the Kotwali police station in West Midnapore, he had been residing at his daughter’s home in Illambazar for the last five to six months.

Family members expressed that Majumdar had been extremely anxious ever since the ECI announced the SIR in West Bengal. They noted that his name was absent from the 2002 voters’ list, leading him to fear being classified as a foreigner and deported back to Bangladesh.

Nirmala Majumdar, a relative, shared with reporters, “He stayed with us frequently. His name was missing from the 2002 voters’ list. Years ago, he immigrated from Bangladesh and endured significant hardships. At his age, he feared being sent back to Bangladesh, which made him very depressed.”

This marks the second reported incident in the state of individuals allegedly taking their lives due to fears surrounding the SIR process.

Earlier this week, Pradeep Kar from Panihati, North 24 Parganas, reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday, driven by anxiety regarding the NRC-SIR exercise, as revealed in a suicide note found by police. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has vehemently criticized the BJP-led central government and the ECI in light of Kar’s death.

Additionally, a 60-year-old man named Khairul Sheikh from Dinhata in Cooch Behar district allegedly attempted suicide on Wednesday by ingesting poison due to concerns that his name might be removed from the electoral rolls during the SIR.

Sheikh's family indicated that he was anxious about a spelling mistake in his name on the 2002 voters’ list, fearing it could result in his name being excluded from the revised electoral rolls. The groundwork for the SIR process is set to commence on November 4.